Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001): Season 7, Episode 5 - The Flame - full transcript

HELP!

SOMEBODY HELP!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

CALL 911.

IS THERE A PHONE?

I DON'T KNOW.

TRY A NEIGHBOR.

Jesse:
I SAW SMOKE COMING
OUT OF THE GARAGE.

I HEARD
THE ENGINE RUNNING.

IT DOESN'T TAKE
A ROCKET SCIENTIST

TO FIGURE OUT THAT
SOMETHING WRONG WAS HAPPENING.



WELL, MOST PEOPLE
WOULD HAVE KEPT ON RUNNING.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T.

WELL, I SAW YOU TRYING
TO SAVE HIM.

PLUS, I KIND OF KNEW HIM.

HE SEEMED LIKE SUCH A NICE GUY.

WHY WOULD HE DO THIS?

I MEAN, WHY WOULD ANYBODY
DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS

THE ANSWER TO THAT.

DID, UH... WHAT'S HIS NAME?

UH, FRANK BAUMGARD.

DID HE LEAVE A NOTE?

YEAH, ON
HIS COMPUTER.

SAID HE WAS ALL ALONE;
COULDN'T GO ON.



I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING...

HE DIDN'T WANT
TO BE SAVED.

YOU KNOW,
COULD YOU WALK ME HOME?

DO YOU MIND?

YEAH, NO.

UM, I'M GOING
TO WALK BETSY HOME.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH.

THANKS.

SEE YOU LATER.

Man:
HEY, STEVE.

WE FOUND THIS ON
THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

YOU CHECK BAUMGARD'S SHIRT?

HE GOT ALL
HIS BUTTONS

INCLUDING THE
ONE SEWN INSIDE.

WELL, CHECK HIS CLOSET

AND IF HE'S GOT ANY LAUNDRY,
CHECK THAT, TOO.

STEVE, IT'S
A SUICIDE.

WE'RE HERE.
LET'S DO IT RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU NEVER LOOK
AT ME LIKE THAT.

WELL, YOU'RE MARRIED.

DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T LOOK.

HI.

BE GOOD TO ME.

WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YOU?

DINNER FOR TWO
AT BARBECUE BOB'S?

OOH, BARBECUE BOB'S.

WHAT'S THE SECOND PRIZE?

NEVER MIND. DON'T TELL ME.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'VE GOT
IF YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

FRANK BAUMGARD...

HOTSHOT STOCKBROKER FOR
PARKINSON AND COMPANY.

BUSTED FOR INSIDER TRADING.

D.A. PRESSED CHARGES.

HIS FIRM SUED HIM
FOR TWO MIL, WHICH
HE HASN'T GOT.

OH, AND GET THIS,
HE WAS TAKING

60 MILLIGRAMS
OF PROZAC A DAY.

DEPRESSED?

BIG TIME.
YOUR TURN.

YOUR DECEASED MR. BAUMGARD

HAS CHERRY-COLORED
MUCOUS MEMBRANES.

INDICATING CARBON
MONOXIDE POISONING.

EXACTLY. I GET THE
BLOOD TEST RESULTS
BACK TOMORROW MORNING

MAKING IT OFFICIAL.

ONE SMALL PROBLEM...
MR. BAUMGARD HAS A FRESH BRUISE

ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

COULD IT HAVE
KNOCKED HIM OUT?

- POSSIBLY.
- WEAPON?

THE USUAL... BLUNT INSTRUMENT.

SOMEONE COULD'VE
KNOCKED HIM OUT

STUCK HIM IN THE GARAGE.

SORRY, STEVE.

AND I WAS SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO DINNER.

DUST THE OFFICE AND
THE GARAGE FOR PRINTS

AND DON'T FORGET THE
KEYBOARD THAT WAS USED

TO WRITE THE
SUICIDE NOTE.

NO KIDDING.

WHERE YOU GUYS
GOING TO BE?

IN THE GARAGE LOOKING
FOR A BLUNT INSTRUMENT.

HUH.

HEY.

OH, HEY.

WHAT, DO YOU JOG HERE
EVERY DAY?

YEAH, JUST ABOUT.

HOW'S YOUR CASE COMING?

UH, WELL, NOT AS SIMPLE
AS I'D HOPED.

WHY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU THINK HE
DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF?

WELL, WE'RE LOOKING
INTO THAT NOW.

YOU MEAN HE WAS MURDERED?

THAT'D BE
THE ALTERNATIVE, YES.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T
KNOW IF THIS IS
IMPORTANT OR NOT

BUT ONE TIME WE WERE
TALKING, FRANK AND I

AND HE MENTIONED
THAT HIS EX-BOSS

WAS OUT TO GET HIM

THAT HE HAD SOME KIND
OF A THING FOR HIM.

MM-HMM. DID YOU
KNOW HIM WELL?

FRANK? WELL, YOU KNOW,
I MEAN, I'D STOP

AND TALK TO HIM
A COUPLE TIMES.

COULD YOU GET SOMEONE FROM
SANITATION DOWN HERE, PLEASE?

OH, WOW, LOOK,
THERE'S A WRENCH DOWN THERE.

NOT FOR LONG.

YOU KNOW ANYBODY ELSE
THAT LIVES ON THIS BLOCK?

UH, WELL, THERE'S

A FAMILY WITH A COUPLE
OF KIDS OVER THERE

AND SOME ACTOR
LIVES OVER THERE

AND BACK OVER THERE
IS SOME PRODUCER GUY.

JESSE.

HEY, DID YOU GET
THE BLOOD PANEL

ON THAT KID
I ADMITTED THIS MORNING?

UH, NO. I FORGOT.

YOU FORGOT?

YEAH, I FORGOT.

I GOT BUSY; I HAD
AN AUTOPSY; I FORGOT.

I'M SORRY. NOW, I
PUT A RUSH ON IT.

YOU SHOULD HAVE IT
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

IT'S NO PROBLEM?

DID YOU SAY
IT'S NO PROBLEM?

NO PROBLEM. JUST GET IT TO ME

AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

YEAH, SINCE WHEN ARE YOU
ALL SWEETNESS AND LIGHT?

DID YOU GET
THE BLOOD SAMPLE?

I FORGOT.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

WELL, I GOT A BLEEDING ULCER
IN CURTAIN NUMBER ONE

A CAR ACCIDENT WITH
A POSSIBLE RUPTURED
SPLEEN IN TWO.

ALL IN ALL, I'D SAY
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DAY.

WHAT ARE YOU IN SUCH
A GOOD MOOD ABOUT?

WHY CAN'T A GUY BE
IN A GOOD MOOD

WITHOUT EVERYBODY
QUIZZING HIM ON IT?

I WANT TO ADMIT

THE RUPTURED SPLEEN.

WHERE IS HE? TWO?

YEAH. HEY, UH,
I MET A GIRL.

WELL, THAT'S NICE.

I MEAN, A MAYBE
IMPORTANT GIRL.

SHE'S SMART.
SHE'S PRETTY.

IT'S LIKE
SOMETHING HAPPENED.

YOU KNOW HOW YOU KNOW
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS?

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
DINNER TONIGHT.

AW, IT'S A GREAT FEELING.

OH, IT IS A GREAT
FEELING, THE BEST.

GREAT FEELING.

Betsy:
BUT IT IS.

IT IS IMPRESSIVE
WHAT YOU DID.

THE WAY THAT YOU
HANDLED THAT.

THE WAY THAT YOU TRIED
TO SAVE HIM.

IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING.

I'M A DOCTOR.

IT'S PART OF MY JOB.

WELL, MOST OF THE GUYS
THAT I MEET

JUST SPEND THEIR TIME
MAKING MONEY AND TALKING

ABOUT HOW MANY SQUARE FEET
THEIR HOUSE IS.

I HAVE A VERY
SMALL APARTMENT.

BUT YOU BRING A GIRL
TO A VERY EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT.

I HAVE A VERY SMALL KITCHEN.

OH, I COULD JUST NEVER DO
WHAT YOU DO.

IT'S NOT AS HARD AS IT LOOKS.

DO YOU FIND THAT BEING A DOCTOR
DESENSITIZES YOU?

TO WHAT?

THE HUMAN BODY.

ME?

DESENSITIZED?

STOP THAT.

WHAT? I'M CHECKING.

IT'S JUST A TEST.

I HAVE TO TEST MYSELF.

I'M GOOD.

SO, DOES THIS LITTLE APARTMENT
HAVE A HOT PLATE?

YES, IT DOES.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT?

I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.

WHO IS IT?

LOS ANGELES POLICE.

YES?

LIEUTENANT STEVE SLOAN.

MAY I COME IN?

WHAT SEEMS TO
BE THE PROBLEM?

IS YOUR HUSBAND AT HOME?

YOU KNOW,
TO BE HONEST, LIEUTENANT

I WASN'T EXACTLY HEARTBROKEN

WHEN I HEARD
THAT FRANK HAD DIED.

HE WORKED
FOR YOU?

HE HAD WORKED FOR ME, YES.

I... FIRED HIM.

AND SUED HIM
FOR $2 MILLION.

WELL, IF YOU KNOW THAT,
THEN YOU KNOW THE WHOLE STORY.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU WENT TO BAUMGARD'S HOUSE?

WHY WOULD I GO OVER THERE?

I MEAN, I HAVEN'T
BEEN OVER THERE

IN ABOUT A YEAR.

HOW DID YOUR FINGERPRINTS GET
ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD

THAT WAS USED
TO WRITE HIS
SUICIDE NOTE?

ARE YOU SAYING
IT WASN'T SUICIDE?

NO, I THINK HE'S BEING

MUCH MORE SPECIFIC
THAT THAT, DEAR.

I THINK
I'D BETTER TALK

WITH MY ATTORNEY.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE HIM
JOIN US DOWNTOWN?

MARK.

LIVIA?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

NINE... TEN YEARS.

IT'S REALLY NICE
TO SEE YOU.

I'VE MISSED YOU.

LIVIA, LET ME ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS.

HOW DID JOHN'S FINGERPRINTS
GET ON THAT MAN'S COMPUTER?

I HAVE NO IDEA

BUT JOHN WOULD
NEVER KILL FRANK.

HE WAS HAVING
MUCH TOO MUCH FUN

WATCHING HIM SUFFER.

I MEAN, HE GOT THE D.A.

TO PRESS CRIMINAL CHARGES
AGAINST HIM.

HE WAS SUING HIM
FOR $2 MILLION

WHICH HE KNEW FRANK DIDN'T HAVE.

NO, HE WAS TORTURING HIM

AND LOVING EVERY
MINUTE OF IT.

YOU SHOCKED?

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE ME BEING
WITH SOMEONE LIKE HIM.

NOT THE LIVIA I REMEMBER.

I LOVE JOHN

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT HIM
THAT SCARES ME.

YOU ALWAYS LIKED DANGER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HE'S NOT
A BAD MAN.

HE'S JUST... HURT AND...

ANGRY.

HE SPENT 15 YEARS
BUILDING UP HIS COMPANY

AND FRANK DESTROYED IT...

AND NOW NO ONE WILL TRUST JOHN
WITH THEIR MONEY.

WHERE WAS YOUR HUSBAND
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING?

HE WAS AT THE HOUSE...
WITH ME, OF COURSE.

CAN YOU CONFIRM IT?

WELL, I DON'T THINK SO.

ISN'T MY WORD GOOD ENOUGH?

WELL, YOU'RE HIS WIFE.

PROSECUTORS TAKE A VERY DIM VIEW
OF WIVES' TESTIMONY.

LOOK, LIVIA,
TALK TO JOHN

AND SEE IF EITHER ONE OF YOU

CAN REMEMBER SOMEONE SEEING YOU,
SOMEONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

TALKING TO SOMEBODY
ON THE PHONE.

ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD HELP.

LOOK, DON'T WORRY.

I'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON,
I'LL CALL YOU.

THANK YOU.

JUST... TALKING TO YOU
HAS MADE ME FEEL BETTER.

OH, I GOT TO GO.

I WANT TO GET HOME
BEFORE JOHN GETS BACK.

I'LL SHOW YOU OUT.

I KNOW THE WAY
QUITE WELL.

YOU KNOW...

ONE GOOD THING HAS
COME OUT OF THIS MESS.

HMM?

I GOT TO SEE
YOU AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I LIVE HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
SIT DOWN AND RELAX.

WHY DON'T YOU
TELL ME WHO SHE IS.

I TOLD YOU
WHO SHE IS.

SHE'S AN OLD
FRIEND OF MINE.

THEN HOW COME
I NEVER MET HER?

LOOK, DAD, I TOOK
HER HUSBAND DOWNTOWN

ON SUSPICION OF MURDER.

I THINK I OUGHT TO KNOW
WHAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS.

WELL... IT'S KIND
OF HARD TO EXPLAIN.

YOU REMEMBER HOW I WAS
WHEN YOUR MOTHER DIED?

YEAH. YOU SEEMED KIND OF...
I DON'T KNOW... LOST.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, 27 YEARS

AND THEN SUDDENLY,
HALF MY WORLD GONE.

IS THAT WHEN YOU MET
LIVIA PARKINSON?

YEAH.

SHE WAS, UH, LIVIA RANDOLPH

AND SHE WAS SINGLE, AVAILABLE.

WHERE WAS I?

BERKELEY. YOU WERE TAKING THAT
ADVANCED COURSE... WHAT WAS THAT?

OH, CRIME SCENE TECHNOLOGY.

YEAH.

ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW...

THE FIRST TIME I SAW LIVIA,
I JUST...

SHE HAD LONG, BLONDE HAIR,
BRILLIANT BLUE EYES.

FUNNY AND WILD.

WILD?

YOU?

NO. HER.

OH.

SO, UH... WHAT HAPPENED?

UH... I GOT SCARED.

I WASN'T READY YET, I GUESS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE OFTEN WONDERED
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF I'D MET HER
A COUPLE YEARS LATER, THOUGH.

LOOK, DAD, I'M PRETTY SURE
HE DID THIS...

EVERYTHING POINTS TO IT...

AND I JUST FIND IT A LITTLE ODD

HER SHOWING UP HERE
ASKING FOR HELP.

WHY? HER HUSBAND'S IN TROUBLE.

AND SHE KNOWS YOU HAVE
STRONG FEELINGS FOR HER.

I JUST DON'T WANT HER...
USING YOU

OR TAKING
ADVANTAGE
OF YOU.

THAT'S WHAT'S MAKING ME NERVOUS.

WELL, DON'T
BE NERVOUS.

I'M GOING TO BE FINE.

COME ON, LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE CASE IN THE MORNING.

I WANT TO WATCH
THIS FIGHT.

WHAT'S HE DOING
ON THE CANVAS?

I TOLD YOU HE
HAD A GLASS JAW.

OH, JOHN, HONEY, THERE YOU ARE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I TOOK A DRIVE.

WHAT HAPPENED
WITH THE POLICE?

WHERE DID YOU GO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I TOOK A DRIVE.

WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?

I WAS JUST SO NERVOUS

I COULDN'T WAIT
AROUND HERE ANYMORE.

YOU'RE LYING TO ME...
YOU ALWAYS LIE.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME?

I'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK
ABOUT YOU.

THAT'S SO TOUCHING.

OPEN IT.

OPEN IT!

OPEN IT.

LOOK AT THE PICTURES, DAMN IT!

YOU TOLD ME
IT WAS OVER WITH FRANK.

A YEAR AGO

YOU SWORE TO ME IT WAS OVER.

IT WAS.

YOU'VE ONLY HAD

THIS CAR FOR THREE WEEKS.

DON'T TELL ME IT WAS OVER.

I VISITED HIM.

DON'T LIE TO ME.

YOU SNUCK OFF TO HIS HOUSE
JUST LIKE YOU DID BEFORE.

WHAT DID YOU
THINK, HUH?

THAT HE CARED ABOUT YOU?

THAT HE LOVED YOU?

WHO DO YOU THINK
SENT ME THESE PICTURES?

WHO ELSE COULD
IT HAVE BEEN?

YOUR LOVER!

MY GOOD FRIEND,
FRANK BAUMGARD.

HE DIDN'T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT YOU.

ALL HE WANTED WAS TO HURT ME.

I SWEAR, IT WAS OVER.

MARK, I COULDN'T WAIT.

I CAME TO PICK YOU UP
FOR DINNER.

DAD?

DAD, YOU OKAY?

OH, I'M FINE.
JUST, UH...

JUST THINKING
ABOUT SOMETHING.

I'M GOING TO SWING
BY BARBECUE BOB'S

AND GET SOME TAKEOUT
FOR DINNER.

YOU WANT ANYTHING?

NO. I THINK I'M
GOING TO GO BY

THE BAUMGARD HOUSE
ON THE WAY HOME.

I'D LIKE TO SEE
THE CRIME SCENE.

DAD... TELL ME ABOUT
THE CASE.

IT'S SIMPLE... JOHN PARKINSON
MURDERED FRANK BAUMGARD

AND TRIED TO MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE
HIS PRINTS ON
THE KEYBOARD.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE?

A NEIGHBOR SAW
A JAGUAR PARKED

IN FRONT OF FRANK
BAUMGARD'S HOUSE

THE NIGHT BEFORE
HE WAS FOUND.

JOHN PARKINSON
HAS A JAGUAR.

AND THERE'S A HISTORY
OF VIOLENCE.

TWO YEARS AGO,
HE BEAT UP A GUY

HE THOUGHT WAS HAVING
AN AFFAIR WITH HIS WIFE.

WE ALSO FOUND A WRENCH
IN A STORM DRAIN NEAR HIS HOUSE.

NO PRINTS, BUT THERE
WAS A LITTLE BLOOD.

YOU KNOW, LIVIA
SAID HER HUSBAND

WAS WITH HER
ALL DAY SATURDAY.

THAT'S FUNNY. PARKINSON DIDN'T
SAY ANYTHING ABOUT AN ALIBI.

MAYBE HE HAD HIS REASONS.

TELL ME SOMETHING, DAD.

DO YOU STILL HAVE FEELINGS
FOR THIS WOMAN?

NO. SHE ASKED ME
TO HELP HER OUT.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO.

YOU CAN ASK
CAPTAIN LEMERY
FOR THE KEYS

BUT I THINK YOU'RE
WASTING YOUR TIME.

I'M GOING TO NAIL THIS GUY
FOR MURDER, DAD

WHICH PRETTY MUCH MEANS

LIVIA'S GOING TO BE A SINGLE,
AVAILABLE WOMAN AGAIN.

SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT.

SEE YOU AT HOME.

Steve:
I JUST CAN'T GET
A HANDLE ON IT.

STEVE, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

OH, REALLY?

THEN WHY DIDN'T HE TELL ME?

WHAT'S THE BIG SECRET?

SHE SOUNDS LIKE THE LOVE
OF HIS LIFE.

I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, PAL.

THERE'S PROBABLY
A BUNCH OF OTHERS

YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

GET OUT OF HERE. I'LL GET IT.

BARBECUE BOB'S.

YEAH.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

YEAH.

WELL, THAT'D BE GREAT.

SHOULD I PICK YOU UP
AROUND 7:30?

TERRIFIC.

I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

HUH.

WHO'S THAT?

UH, THAT BLONDE, BETSY.

REMEMBER THE JOGGER
THE OTHER DAY?

WE'RE HAVING DINNER.

WOW.

Woman:
This is Restaurante Verte.

We would like to confirm your
reservation at 8:30 tonight.

Please call us at 555-7177.
Merci.

Computer:
Message one:
Saturday, 11:44 a.m.

Man:
Oh, hi. Uh, listen,
this is Alan over at Photomat.

The pictures you wanted
are ready.

Computer:
Message 2:

Saturday, 2:51 p.m.

YES. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO LIEUTENANT SLOAN, PLEASE.

YES. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO LIEUTENANT SLOAN, PLEASE.

YEAH, THAT'S ME.

HOW'D YOU FIND ME?

YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE ME.

LICENSE PLATE.

GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

YOU SHOULD RETIRE
FROM THE FORCE...

MAKE SOME GOOD MONEY LIKE ME.

MR. CAVALLO,
WHAT WERE YOU DOING

AT FRANK
BAUMGARD'S HOUSE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I WAS DOING A LITTLE
MATRIMONIAL WORK.

YOU WERE FOLLOWING SOMEONE?

A BLONDE.

PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING BROAD.

MIND TELLING ME WHO HIRED YOU?

THE HUSBAND. WHO ELSE?

AH, DR. SLOAN.

MY WIFE TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT YOU.

YOUR SON AND I
HAVE ALREADY MET.

MARK, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

THEY'RE GOING TO ARREST ME,
LIVIA.

JOHN, I WANT
YOU TO KNOW

I DID EVERYTHING
I COULD TO HELP.

WELL, YOU'LL FORGIVE ME
IF I DON'T QUITE

BELIEVE THAT.

TWO WEEKS AGO,
YOU HIRED A PRIVATE EYE

TO FOLLOW YOUR WIFE.

THAT'S A LIE.

I DID NO SUCH THING.

MR. PARKINSON,
ANTHONY CAVALLO

GAVE ME THESE PICTURES
THIS AFTERNOON.

HE SAYS HE SENT THEM TO YOU...
YOU SIGNED FOR THEM.

I DIDN'T HIRE HIM.

WELL, THE POINT IS,
YOU DID SEE THE PICTURES

AND YOU KNEW
YOUR WIFE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR.

Steve:
AND JUST LIKE YOU DID
EIGHT YEARS AGO

YOU ATTACKED HER LOVER.

ONLY THIS TIME,
YOU DECIDED TO KILL HIM.

I'M GOING TO SUE YOU

AND I'M GOING TO SUE YOU
AND THE CITY.

MR. PARKINSON...

I'M PLACING YOU
UNDER ARREST

FOR THE MURDER
OF FRANK BAUMGARD.

YOU'RE FRAMING ME!

ARE YOU IN
ON THIS, TOO?

IS THAT IT?

YOU TWO WANT ME
OUT OF THE WAY?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN
AND WILL BE USED

AGAINST YOU
IN A COURT OF LAW.

I HOPE YOU BOTH
CAN LIVE WITH THIS.

I DID NOT DO THIS.

I SWEAR IT.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

MARK? THERE'S SOMEONE HERE
TO SEE YOU.

OH, COME IN.

THANK YOU, AMANDA. SIT DOWN.

I'M SORRY TO
BOTHER YOU AT WORK

BUT I HAD
TO TALK TO YOU.

I WISH
YOU'D TOLD ME THE TRUTH.

I WAS AFRAID.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE BAD FOR JOHN

IF I TOLD YOU
ABOUT THE AFFAIR.

AND THERE'S
ANOTHER REASON

I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

I WAS EMBARRASSED.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU...
TO THINK BADLY OF ME.

I HAD AN AFFAIR
WITH MY HUSBAND'S OLDEST FRIEND

AND I'M NOT PROUD
OF THAT, MARK.

WHEN WAS THIS?

A YEAR AGO.

MAYBE MORE.

JOHN KNEW ABOUT IT.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT

AND WE WORKED OUR WAY
THROUGH IT.

BUT PICTURES WERE TAKEN.

MARK, THE AFFAIR WAS OVER.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME
I'D BEEN TO FRANK'S IN MONTHS.

HE CALLED ME.

HE SOUNDED TERRIBLE

ALMOST SUICIDAL.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIM
SO I WENT...

TWICE ON MONDAY
AND, I THINK, WEDNESDAY.

SO THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM
WAS A FEW DAYS BEFORE HE DIED.

YES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.

THE QUESTION IS
WHAT DID YOUR HUSBAND BELIEVE?

MY HUSBAND IS A JEALOUS MAN
WITH A VIOLENT TEMPER

BUT WHATEVER
HE BELIEVED

HE WOULD NEVER DO THIS.

I KNOW HIM.

HE COULD NEVER DO THIS.

Steve:
A LITTLE ADVICE:

TELL YOUR LAWYER
YOU NEED A DEAL.

YOU'D LIKE THAT,
WOULDN'T YOU?

I GO AWAY, YOUR OLD
MAN GETS ANOTHER
SHOT AT MY WIFE.

SEE THIS BUTTON?

WE FOUND IT ON THE FLOOR
OF FRANK BAUMGARD'S CAR.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE IT CAME FROM?

NO, BUT I'M SURE
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME.

IT'S A DESIGNER BUTTON
TORN OFF OF THIS SHIRT

WHICH WE FOUND
IN YOUR CLOSET
THIS AFTERNOON.

MY GUESS IS IT WAS TORN OFF
IN A FIGHT

BETWEEN YOU AND FRANK BAUMGARD.

YOU'RE IN ON THIS
WITH YOUR OLD MAN.

YOU'RE FRAMING ME.

YOU'RE BOTH FRAMING ME.

THIS JOHN'S CAR?

NO, IT'S MINE.

JOHN HIT AN INTERNET I.P.O.

MADE SO MUCH
MONEY IN ONE DAY

HE BOUGHT US BOTH JAGS.

THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT
LIKE YOU.

REALLY?

HMM. WILD, IMPULSIVE,
GENEROUS, CHARMING.

IS THAT HOW YOU SEE ME?

I WOULD USE
OTHER WORDS

LIKE THOUGHTLESS, HURTFUL,
DISHONEST.

PRETTY HARD ON YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW,
AS LONG AS I'M BARING MY SOUL

THERE IS ONE OTHER THING
YOU SHOULD KNOW.

JOHN'S ALIBI IS A LIE.

YOU MEAN, HE WAS NOT AT HOME
WITH YOU?

NO.

VERY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING

JOHN GOT A MESSAGE
FROM A CLIENT.

WANTED HIM TO MEET HIM
IN A PARKING LOT

AT THE BEACH.

AND HE WENT?

WELL, RECENTLY

BUSINESS HAS NOT BEEN VERY GOOD

AND IT WAS ONE OF
HIS BIGGEST CLIENTS.

BUT WHEN HE GOT TO THE LOT,
NO ONE WAS THERE.

SO, JOHN DOESN'T HAVE AN ALIBI.

NEVER DID.

MARK, I KNOW HE DIDN'T DO THIS.

I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIM.

THAT'S WHY I LIED.

DON'T BE ANGRY WITH ME, PLEASE.

MARK?

LIVIA, YOU'VE GOT
TO STOP DOING THIS.

THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH
AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

FROM NOW ON.

I PROMISE.

I PROMISE.

I PROMISE.

HEY.

OH, HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

TO BE HONEST,
I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.

YOU TOLD ME YOU STOPPED
BY HERE FOR WATER.

UH-HUH.

I WAS WONDERING IF I WAS
EVER GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THAT'S FUNNY. I WAS THINKING
THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.

YEAH? SO WHY
DIDN'T YOU CALL?

WHY DIDN'T YOU?

OKAY, MAYBE THIS IS
A BIT SEXIST OF ME

BUT, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE
CHIVALRY NEVER HURT.

NO, CHIVALRY IS GOOD.

OKAY, LET'S START OVER.

OKAY, YOU WANTED
TO SEE ME AGAIN

SO WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL?

I HAD TO WORK FRIDAY
AND I COULDN'T CALL YOU

BUT I'M HERE NOW TO SEE YOU.

I'VE NEVER DATED
A DOCTOR BEFORE.

ARE THEY ALL LIKE YOU?

SOME OF THEM ARE SHORTER.

SO, DO YOU WANT TO
GO BACK TO MY PLACE

AND HAVE SOME COFFEE?

YES, BUT I CAN'T.

I'M ON IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME.

COME ON.

Amanda:
MARK, HAVE YOU
SEEN STEVE ANYWHERE?

Mark:
UH, NO, I HAVEN'T

SEEN HIM SINCE THIS
MORNING. WHAT'S UP?

YOU KNOW THE BRUISE
ON THE BACK OF
BAUMGARD'S HEAD?

I DON'T THINK PARKINSON
COULD HAVE DONE IT.

HE'S TOO TALL
AND THE ANGLE

OF IMPACT IS ALL WRONG.

EXCUSE ME...

HEY, MAN!

DON'T SNEAK UP
ON ME LIKE THAT.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T
MEAN TO DISTURB YOU.

YOU'RE DISTURBING ME, MAN.

LIFE IS DISTURBING.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT
ABOUT THAT.

YOU DRIVE A CAB IN L.A.
FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8:00

AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.

YOU NEED A LITTLE PEACE
AND INNER QUIET, MY FRIEND

A MOMENT OF SUSTENANCE
FOR THE SOUL.

THAT'S VERY WISE.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU,
DO YOU COME OUT HERE OFTEN?

EVERY MORNING THAT I WORK.

HOW ABOUT LAST SATURDAY?

WERE YOU HERE
LAST SATURDAY EARLY?

WHO KNOWS, MAN?

WHO CARES?

IT'S NOT OF THE SPIRIT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH. IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT.

CAN YOU REMEMBER
LAST SATURDAY MORNING?

LIFE'S A BLUR, MY FRIEND.

YEAH, I CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT.

WAIT A MINUTE!

LAST SATURDAY?

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
LAST SATURDAY.

THAT GUY... THAT MAN
IN THAT GREEN JAG
WAS RIGHT OVER THERE

SCREAMING LIKE A BANSHEE
ON HIS CELL PHONE.

I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING
TO HAVE A MYOFARDICAL INFRACTION

RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

ARE YOU SURE IT
WAS A GREEN JAG?

YEAH. THE DUDE WAS
INVADING MY SPACE.

I WOULD REMEMBER THAT.

I WOULDN'T FORGET.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

PEACE, BROTHER.

SAME TO YOU.

HEY.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD.

HOW WAS LAST NIGHT?

FINE.

DIDN'T YOU TAKE OUT
BETSY LAST NIGHT?

UH-HUH.

WHAT ARE YOU,
MR. MONOSYLLABIC?

WHAT HAPPENED?!

NOTHING, AND I BELIEVE
THAT'S TWO SYLLABLES.

WHAT IS NOTHING?

IT'S NOTHING.

WE WENT TO DINNER
AT THE BEACH AND
THEN SHE WENT HOME.

WOW. I GUESS
YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED.

LOOK, JESS, I HAVEN'T
LIKED ANYBODY

THIS MUCH IN YEARS,
BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM...

A HUGE PROBLEM THAT I'D
LIKE TO THINK ABOUT

IF YOU'D JUST
LEAVE ME ALONE.

SORRY.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

I BUSTED HER BROTHER
TWO YEARS AGO.

EXCUSE ME?

THREE TO FIVE
FOR POSSESSION
WITH INTENT TO SELL.

SHE'S DIVORCED, BUT SHE'S
USING HER MARRIED NAME.

THEN SHE TOLD ME
HER MAIDEN NAME

AND I REALIZED I
BUSTED HER BROTHER.

WOW.

DID YOU TELL HER?

NO, I DIDN'T TELL HER.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

HEY, MARK.

HI.

AM I INTERRUPTING
ANYTHING?

NO, NOT AT ALL.
WHAT'S UP?

I NEED A SECOND OPINION.

WHO'S THE PATIENT?

ME.

I GOT A PROBLEM

AND I SORT OF DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

WELL, IT HAPPENS
TO ALL OF US, JESS.

SHOOT.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

IF YOU WERE REALLY
ATTRACTED TO A WOMAN...

SHE'S SMART,
SHE'S PRETTY...

AND MAYBE SHE'S NOT
THE MOST HONORABLE PERSON

IN THE WORLD

BUT YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART

THAT THIS COULD BE
SOMETHING SPECIAL

MAYBE EVEN IMPORTANT?

DO I KNOW THIS WOMAN?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

ANYWAY, THE PROBLEM IS

SHE'S SEEING SOMEBODY ELSE,
BUT YOU HAVE INFORMATION

THAT COULD BREAK UP
THAT RELATIONSHIP FOR GOOD.

DO YOU LEAK
THAT INFORMATION?

IF SHE'S LESS THAN HONORABLE,
WHY DO YOU LIKE HER SO MUCH?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST DO.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, JESSE.

WHATEVER YOU'RE THINKING
OF DOING

MAYBE YOU SHOULD SEE
HOW YOU FEEL, YOU KNOW

IF SOMEBODY DID IT TO YOU.

I KNOW IT'S
A LITTLE FEEBLE

BUT I HOPE IT HELPS.

YEAH, I THINK IT DOES.

I KNOW WHAT I GOT TO DO.

OH, HI, MARK. COME IN.

YOU SOUNDED SO MYSTERIOUS
ON THE PHONE.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

WELL, I'VE DISCOVERED
SOMETHING

AND I WANTED TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT
BEFORE I TELL STEVE.

ABOUT JOHN?

NO, IT'S NOT ABOUT JOHN.

YOU'RE SCARING ME, MARK.

LIVIA, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO
WHEN YOU WERE AT THE HOSPITAL

YOUR CAR WAS LEAKING OIL.

TWO DAYS AFTER
FRANK BAUMGARD DIED

THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF OIL
IN HIS DRIVEWAY.

A NEIGHBOR SAW A JAGUAR
IN HIS DRIVEWAY ON SATURDAY.

THE OIL WAS FRESH
AND IT WAS STILL WET.

THAT TELLS ME IT WAS YOUR CAR.

YOU WERE AT FRANK BAUMGARD'S
HOUSE THE NIGHT BEFORE HE DIED.

YOU THINK I KILLED HIM?

I THINK THAT STEVE IS PROBABLY
GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN

AND YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
GETTING A LAWYER.

I DON'T NEED A LAWYER.

I WAS THERE AT FRANK'S.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

YES, I DO HAVE TO DO THIS.

HE CALLED ME.

HE SOUNDED MISERABLE, SO I WENT

BUT WHEN I KNOCKED
ON HIS DOOR, NO
ONE ANSWERED.

I NEVER WENT INSIDE.

CAN YOU PROVE THAT?

NO, I CAN'T PROVE IT.
I WAS ALONE.

MAYBE THAT DETECTIVE WAS THERE.

YOU DON'T REALLY THINK
I DID THIS, DO YOU?

LIVIA, I'VE KNOWN YOU
FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
I CARE ABOUT YOU

BUT IF YOU DID THIS,
I CAN'T PROTECT YOU.

HEY.

Jesse:
HI.

HEY, HEY, HEY,
SORRY I'M LATE.

OH, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

WHAT'S WRONG?

MAYBE, UH, WE SHOULD
TAKE A WALK.

NO, I DON'T WANT
TO TAKE A WALK.

I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHAT'S WRONG.

UH...

BETSY, I LIKE YOU.

I MEAN, I REALLY LIKE YOU

BUT I... CAN'T
SEE YOU ANYMORE.

WHY?

ARE YOU INVOLVED
WITH SOMEONE ELSE?

NO.

ACTUALLY I THINK
THAT YOU ARE.

JESS, I WENT OUT ON A DATE
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T CALL.

IT WAS NOTHING.

NO, NO.

LISTEN, IF YOU WANT ME TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN YOU AND SOMEONE ELSE

THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I DON'T WANT
TO SEE ANYONE ELSE.

I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR?

NO. I... I JUST
CAN'T SEE YOU ANYMORE.

COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN THIS
TO ME THEN, PLEASE.

YOU AT LEAST OWE ME THAT.

I'M SORRY. I-I CAN'T.

I WASN'T WORKING
THAT SATURDAY MORNING.

I WASN'T FOLLOWING THAT WOMAN

AND I WASN'T AT
BAUMGARD'S HOUSE.

LIKE I SAID

I WAS ONLY HIRED FOR THREE DAYS.

ONLY THREE DAYS?

YEAH. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.

I DEVELOPED THE FILM
OVER THE WEEKEND.

MONDAY, I MESSENGERED PARKINSON
THE PICTURES AND THAT WAS IT.

I WAS OFF THE CASE.

HOW'D YOU GET PAID?

IN CASH.

WHAT'D THE HUSBAND LOOK LIKE?

I NEVER SAW HIM.

A MESSENGER DELIVERED THE MONEY.

SO YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHO HIRED YOU.

IF IT WASN'T JOHN PARKINSON

IT WAS SOMEONE
WITH THE SAME NAME.

WELL, IS IT POSSIBLE
THAT IT WAS SOMEONE

WHO WANTED YOU TO THINK YOU WERE
WORKING FOR THE HUSBAND?

HEY, I GOT PAID.

I'M HAPPY.

WELL, IF IT LOOKS LIKE A FRAME,
SOUNDS LIKE A FRAME

MAYBE PARKINSON'S
TELLING THE TRUTH.

HIS PRINTS WERE
ON THE KEYBOARD.

DO YOU HAVE AN
EXPLANATION FOR THAT?

WHAT DID YOUR FATHER
EXPECT US TO FIND?

HE DIDN'T SAY.

AND YOU'RE SURE THIS IS
JOHN PARKINSON'S OFFICE?

POSITIVE. WHY?

WELL, BECAUSE I USED SUPER GLUE
TO RAISE THE PRINTS ON THIS

AND YOU KNOW, TAKE A LOOK.

ALL OF THE PRINTS ON THIS
KEYBOARD ARE FRANK BAUMGARD'S.

NONE OF THEM ARE
JOHN PARKINSON'S?

NOT ONE.

HEY. SEE YOU GUYS INSIDE.

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE
YOUR DAD CALLED US
ALL OVER HERE?

I HAVEN'T THE FAINTEST IDEA.

I THOUGHT YOU
WERE SEEING HER.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE DUMPED ME.

SHE CALLED ME AND SAID SHE
DIDN'T WANT TO SEE ME ANYMORE.

NO EXPLANATION, NO REASON.

WELL, I THINK WE
JUST SAW THE REASON.

- SORRY.
- YEAH.

YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY
FOR THE BEST.

IT NEVER WOULD'VE
WORKED OUT ANYWAY.

HEY, THERE ARE PLENTY OF FISH
IN THE SEA, ALL RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU
USE FOR BAIT?

WELL, FIRST I RUN
WITH THE COP THING, OF COURSE.

YOU KNOW, THE GUN
AND THE BADGE...

RUGGED, YET SENSITIVE.

Mark:
I KNOW A LOT OF YOU
ARE THINKING

THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET JOHN CONVICTED.

WELL, I'M SURE
YOU DID, JOHN.

WHY WOULDN'T I?

AND SO DID STEVE HERE.

IT WAS THE EVIDENCE I UNCOVERED

THAT CONVINCED HIM
TO CHARGE YOU WITH THE MURDER.

AND I AM SURE YOU THINK

THAT SOMEWHERE DEEP
IN MY SUBCONSCIOUS

I WAS TRYING TO
GET RID OF JOHN.

WELL, I WASN'T.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP,
AND THANK HEAVEN, NOW I CAN.

I'M GOING TO PROVE
YOU'RE INNOCENT, JOHN

BY SHOWING YOU HOW
FRANK BAUMGARD DIED.

FRANK WAS A VERY
DEPRESSED MAN.

HE WAS TAKING SOMETHING
LIKE 60 MILLIGRAMS
OF PROZAC A DAY

BUT AMANDA'S AUTOPSY SHOWED THAT
HE HAD STOPPED TAKING THE DRUG.

SO I'M SURE THAT HIS
DEPRESSION DEEPENED
CONSIDERABLY.

THEN CHARGES WERE
BROUGHT AGAINST HIM.

YOU SUED HIM
FOR $2 MILLION

AND IT'S MY GUESS THAT
HE JUST COULDN'T HANDLE IT

BUT HE WASN'T GOING TO DIE

WITHOUT TAKING
A LITTLE BIT OF REVENGE.

SO, FIRST, WHEN YOU WERE AT WORK
OR OUT OF TOWN

HE CONVINCED LIVIA
TO INVITE HIM OVER TO THE
HOUSE

ON SOME PRETEXT OR ANOTHER

AND SOMEHOW, WHEN SHE WAS BUSY
OR OUT OF THE HOUSE

HE TORE A BUTTON
OFF OF ONE OF YOUR SHIRTS.

THEN, ALTHOUGH THE AFFAIR

WAS LONG OVER, HE
GOT LIVIA TO COME
TO HIS HOUSE

AND HE HIRED ANTHONY CAVALLO
TO FOLLOW YOU

FOR THREE DAYS.

NOW, CAVALLO TOOK PICTURES
OF YOU

GOING INTO BAUMGARD'S HOUSE
AND HE SENT THE PRINTS TO JOHN

THINKING JOHN
WAS THE ONE WHO HIRED HIM.

NOW, HE WRITES A SUICIDE NOTE

AND HERE HE DOES SOMETHING
I THINK IS REALLY INSPIRED.

HE GOES, PROBABLY AT NIGHT,
TO JOHN'S OFFICE.

NOW, EVERYONE IN THE COMPANY

USED THE SAME KIND
OF A COMPUTER.

HE PLUGS HIS KEYBOARD
INTO YOUR COMPUTER

AND TAKES JOHN'S KEYBOARD
HOME WITH HIM.

NOW, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THE GENIUS OF THIS.

NOW, JOHN'S FINGERPRINTS

ARE ON THE KEYBOARD
ON BAUMGARD'S COMPUTER.

THAT'S INCONTROVERTIBLE
EVIDENCE

THAT JOHN TYPED
THE SUICIDE NOTE.

NOW, EVEN THIS MORNING

STEVE STILL THOUGHT
THAT WAS THE STRONGEST
EVIDENCE AGAINST YOU.

THAT SON OF A BITCH.

WHAT ELSE DID HE DO?

WELL, HE SENDS YOU OFF

ON THAT WILD GOOSE CHASE
OUT TO THE BEACH

TO MEET SOME GUY
WHO NEVER SHOWS UP

AND THEN HE GETS LIVIA

TO COME TO HIS HOUSE AGAIN
KNOWING THAT

THAT NOSY NEIGHBOR
OF HIS WOULD BE WATCHING.

NOW, WHEN LIVIA LEAVES,
BAUMGARD HITS HIMSELF

IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD
WITH A WRENCH

WIPES THE FINGERPRINTS OFF
AND HIDES IT

WHERE HE KNOWS
IT'S GOING TO BE FOUND.

THEN, HE TAKES
YOUR SHIRT BUTTON

DROPS IT ON THE FLOOR
OF THE CAR AND STARTS THE ENGINE

AND DIES, PROBABLY VERY HAPPY

THAT HE FRAMED
YOU FOR MURDER.

WHAT A SICK, SICK MAN.

WELL, CAN I GO HOME NOW?

DOES THIS MEAN
I'M FREE?

I'M SORRY, YOU'LL HAVE
TO WAIT FOR THE D.A.

I'LL CALL HIM AS SOON
AS I GET BACK TO MY OFFICE

BUT I CAN DO THIS.

John:
THANK YOU.

Mark:
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

I'M A MESS.

JOHN LEFT FOR NEW YORK
THIS MORNING.

YOU'RE NOT GOING WITH HIM?

NO, IT'S OVER.

WE'RE CALLING IT
A TRIAL SEPARATION

TILL WE HAVE THE COURAGE
TO END IT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

RELIEVED...

HOPEFUL.

MARK, HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED

WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED
IF WE'D... MET AT ANOTHER TIME?

THE THOUGHT HAS CROSSED
MY MIND, YES.

WE HAD SOMETHING
SPECIAL.

SOMETHING WORTH HAVING AGAIN?

DIFFERENT TIME, LIVIA,
DIFFERENT PLACE.

WE'RE NOT
THE SAME PEOPLE ANYMORE.

I'M SORRY.

I WAS HOPING
THAT WE COULD... TRY.

BYE, MARK.

BYE.